Banstead railway station

Banstead
Banstead Location of Banstead in Surrey
Location	Banstead
Local authority	Reigate and Banstead
Managed by	Southern
Station code	BAD
Number of platforms	1
Fare zone	6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	93,069[1]
2005–06	96,173[1]
2006–07	96,248[1]
2007–08	105,664[1]
2008–09	115,030[1]
2009–10	108,084[1]
2010–11	115,680[1]
2011–12	128,148[1]
2012–13	135,180[1]
Railway companies
Original company	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Pre-grouping	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
22 May 1865	Opened as Banstead
1 June 1898	Renamed Banstead and Burgh Heath
August 1928	Renamed Banstead
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
London Transport portal UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°19′45″N 0°12′48″W / 51.3292°N 0.2132°W / 51.3292; -0.2132

Banstead railway station serves the London suburb of Banstead in the Borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey. Its wider definition of Banstead Village and Nork wards is relevant here as both are equally well served by it, as it lies narrowly in the latter. The station and all trains are operated by Southern, and is on the Epsom Downs line, part of the Sutton & Mole Valley Line services.

Housing and gardens in Banstead in this area border Greater London 500m away to the north, accordingly since January 2006 the station has been included in Travelcard Zone 6. The station lies some distance to the north-west of the High Street, on the edge of Banstead Downs.

Station buildings

The station in 1961

The station was opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, as part of the Epsom Downs branch line, on 22 May 1865. The branch was originally laid as double track because of the race traffic, and was electrified on 17 June 1928. In the 1940s the station's name was painted in large letters on the roof, in order to help as a navigation tool for pilots coming into Croydon Airport. Due to the destruction by fire of the Epsom Downs signal box in November 1981, the branch was singled for most of its length in October 1982, and trains stopping at Banstead now use only the Down platform, where there is a shelter, although the Up platform still exists.

Train services

The typical off-peak service from the station is one train an hour, to London Victoria, and back again, via Sutton, West Croydon and Norbury. After 7pm these services run via Crystal Palace rather than Norbury. There is no service on Sundays.

There is an electronic display showing arrivals and departures. A ticket machine was installed in October 2011 replacing a Permit to Travel machine and there are also 2 Oystercard readers.

External links

• Train times and station information for Banstead railway station from National Rail
• Map includes Epsom Down Line
• The Epsom Downs branch website
• Station name on the roof

References

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Belmont		Southern Sutton & Mole Valley Lines Mondays-Saturdays only		Epsom Downs

Borough of Reigate and Banstead Towns, villages, neighbourhoods and hamlets Banstead Banstead Nork Woodmansterne Coulsdon Chipstead Hooley Netherne-on-the-Hill Epsom Tattenham Corner Horley Horley Redhill Earlswood Meadvale Merstham New Merstham St John's Salfords Redhill Whitebushes Reigate Flanchford Reigate Skimmington Sidlow South Park Woodhatch Tadworth Burgh Heath Kingswood Margery Mogador Mugswell Tadworth Walton-on-the-Hill Most notable parks Chipstead Downs Colley Hill Priory or Reigate Park Places of worship Church of Jesus Christ and the Wisdom of God, Kingswood St John the Evangelist's Church, Earlswood Education Aberdour School The Beacon School Chinthurst School Dunottar School for Girls East Surrey College Oakwood School Priory Preparatory School Reigate College Reigate Grammar School Reigate School The Royal Alexandra and Albert School St. Bede's School The Warwick School Transport Railway stations Banstead Chipstead Earlswood Horley Kingswood Merstham Redhill Reigate Salfords Tattenham Corner Woodmansterne Roads M25 M23 A23 A25 A217 A240 Buildings and structures Archway Theatre East Surrey Hospital Netherne Hospital Redhill Aerodrome Reigate Heath Windmill Royal Earlswood Hospital The Children's Trust, Tadworth Sport Banstead Athletic F.C. Chipstead F.C. Horley Town F.C. Merstham F.C. Redhill F.C. Reigate Priory F.C. South Park F.C. Chipstead RFC Places listed are articles notable as settlements, arranged by post town The two principal towns are emboldened The M23 motorway follows approximately a boundary and is chiefly included for its regional importance.